The gods were smiling on this lovely part of the world when Chicagoan Walter Burley Griffin won the competition to design Canberra, and his wife Marion Mahony created the beautiful drawings of his design.

He dreamed of a city in green spaces, and that is what we have today… a city in a big bush garden.

Lake Burley Griffin and Parliament House

The land around the lake is reserved for all people to enjoy..

This kangaroo was photographed five minutes away from our house, on the edge of Mt Taylor. Not long after we moved to Canberra, 30 years ago, a kangaroo from Mt Taylor hopped down our suburban road. A great introduction to life in Canberra for our family!

a young kangaroo on Mt Taylor

I’ve shared the blog with some big personalities

A Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo

and some colourful ones ….

King Parrots

A Crimson Rosella

and some that are just plain cute.

young Kookaburras

I’ve had the pleasure of following many blogs, in UK, US, Canada, Italy, France and of course, Australia and New Zealand. The Northern Hemisphere seasons, especially the autumn and spring are a delight to see. As an armchair traveller, I also enjoy the breath-taking snowy winter photos….happy in the knowledge that I won’t have to go and shovel snow at any time!

Thank you very much to the all the people who have visited and followed Canberra’s Green Spaces, over the past 18 months, I appreciate every visit, and every comment.

You live in a beautiful part of our global world, and I never, ever get tired of seeing those gorgeous birds that you call feathered neighbors. Your blog posts are a wonderful window into an area that I probably won’t be lucky enough to visit so thank you for the glimpse. 🙂

It’s always a pleasure to visit your delightful blog, like you, I enjoy seeing other parts of the world, I love your wildlife, I often read your posts several times! Keep on blogging and making people’s day!xxx

Thanks Dina … Lovely words. Blogging brings so many people & worlds together… I enjoy it very much .. Especially when I’m reading your blog about hedgehogs & slow learning pigeons!! Hope they are all tucked up for Xmas..best wishes & bottled sunshine from Australia.